Holiday Hazards: Christmas Lights, Toys and CPSC

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Monday December 10, 2007 · 8:52 AM PST

2007/12/10 · 08:52

The Christmas lights many of us put on our trees and homes this season may be unsafe, according to this article on CNN this morning.

http://www.cnn.com/...

The coating is made from PVC (polyvinyl chloride) which contains lead. I just checked the light cord on our tree, and there is no warning about possible lead exposure.

matx

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Monday August 20, 2007 · 6:20 AM PDT

2007/08/20 · 06:20

Last week, I received my first fundraising phone call from a popular Democratic presidential candidate's campaign. Let's call this candidate X.

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33 votes Show Results

When I receive a Democratic fundraising call, I

33 votes Vote Now!

When I receive a Democratic fundraising call, I

Give whatever amount they suggest, without question

1 vote

Engage the caller with questions regarding their candidate

6 votes

Argue with the caller about the candidate's merits

1 vote

Tell them I need more information

5 votes

Say I already gave at the office and hang up

9 votes

Other

11 votes

Condi loves her Faux News Guys

matx

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Thursday January 11, 2007 · 10:04 AM PST

2007/01/11 · 10:04

I happened to check on CNN to see if there was any news on the home page about the raid on the Iranian embassy in Irbil, Iraq (there was not). However, on the list of new stories is this:
Condi "loves" Fox News

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